When Rishi Kapoor thanked Sajid Khan for his epic towel dance tribute to Most Promising Newcomer winner Ranbir Kapoor | Bollywood News
4 min readBengaluruMar 23, 2026 04:31 PM IST Ahead of the Chetak Screen Awards 2026, set to take place on April 5 in Mumbai, we look back at some of the most memorable moments from past editions of the awards. One such highlight came during the 2008 edition of the Screen Awards, when host Sajid Khan delivered one of the evening’s most memorable and humorous moments with his take on Ranbir Kapoor’s famous “towel dance.” At the 14th Star Screen Awards, the Most Promising Newcomer awards went to Ranbir Kapoor for Saawariya and Deepika Padukone for Om Shanti Om. Celebrating the moment in a light-hearted way, Sajid Khan recreated the iconic towel step from the Saawariya song “Jab Se Tere Naina”. His exaggerated moves and comedic timing turned the performance into a laugh-out-loud segment, leaving the audience — including Ranbir’s parents Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor — in splits. READ ALL CHETAK SCREEN AWARDS STORIES HERE When Deepika Padukone was first announced as the Most Promising Debut (Female) for her role opposite Shah Rukh Khan …




